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Synonyms for insist
ɪnˈsɪstin·sist

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English Synonyms and Antonyms3.8 / 12 votes

  1. insist

    Synonyms:
    claim, command, deny, enforce, exact, extort, refuse, reject

    Antonyms:
    ask, beg, beseech, crave, demand, entreat, implore, petition, pray, request, require, solicit, supplicate

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. insist

    Synonyms:
    stand, demand, maintain, contend, persist, persevere, urge

    Antonyms:
    abandon, waive, concede, surrender, yield, forego

Princeton's WordNet2.9 / 10 votes

  1. insist, take a firm standverb

    be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge

    "I must insist!"

    Synonyms:
    importune, take a firm stand, assert

  2. importune, insistverb

    beg persistently and urgently

    "I importune you to help them"

    Synonyms:
    importune, take a firm stand, assert

  3. insist, assertverb

    assert to be true

    "The letter asserts a free society"

    Synonyms:
    swear, importune, asseverate, maintain, verify, assert, take a firm stand, put forward, swan, affirm, avow, aver

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. insistverb

    Synonyms:
    persist, press, urge, contend

PPDB, the paraphrase database1.0 / 1 vote

  1. List of paraphrases for "insist":

    stress, insists, emphasise, persevere, persist, push, demand, dwell, urge, emphasize, nasr, press

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How to use insist in a sentence?

  1. Ron DeSantis:

    In Florida, we not only know that parents have a right to be involved, we insist that parents have a right to be involved.

  2. New Orleans:

    The firefighters insist on cutting to the front of the line ahead of everybody else.

  3. Fox News:

    Taking Down Backpage, many survivors have come forward over the years, sharing their own horror stories to insist on dignity and justice for all.

  4. Paul Ryan:

    From the beginning, the Obama-era Iran Deal was deeply flawed. Iran’s hostile actions since its signing have only reaffirmedthat it remains dedicated to sowing instability in the region, joe Biden is right to insist that we hold Iran accountable both today and for the long-term. There will now be an implementation period for applying sanctions on Iran. During that time, it is my hope that the United States will continue to work with our allies to achieve consensus on addressing a range of destabilizing Iranian behavior — both nuclear and non-nuclear.

  5. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

    If the world powers are not prepared to insist that Iran change its behavior before a deal is signed, they should at the very least be prepared to insist that Iran changes its behavior before the deal expires.


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